The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies

In this commentary, we discuss our experiences as women of different races growing up in the same rural area and how these experiences relate to health and health policy. Despite nearly five million Black people living in nonmetro areas, rural Black Americans face erasure in the rural narrative and...

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Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2022-04-01
Series:Health Equity
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2021.0136
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description In this commentary, we discuss our experiences as women of different races growing up in the same rural area and how these experiences relate to health and health policy. Despite nearly five million Black people living in nonmetro areas, rural Black Americans face erasure in the rural narrative and the policies enacted to support them. This is detrimental to the overall uplifting of rural communities and to the elimination of the compounded disparities of being rural and Black. We aim to bring to life rural America for Black and White residents and the impact of the policies that shape it.
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spelling doaj.art-7eb915a655da4a0a97e0d9f2876b529e2023-12-06T15:56:32ZengMary Ann LiebertHealth Equity2473-12422022-04-0110.1089/HEQ.2021.0136The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health PoliciesIn this commentary, we discuss our experiences as women of different races growing up in the same rural area and how these experiences relate to health and health policy. Despite nearly five million Black people living in nonmetro areas, rural Black Americans face erasure in the rural narrative and the policies enacted to support them. This is detrimental to the overall uplifting of rural communities and to the elimination of the compounded disparities of being rural and Black. We aim to bring to life rural America for Black and White residents and the impact of the policies that shape it.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2021.0136
spellingShingle The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies
Health Equity
title The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies
title_full The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies
title_fullStr The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies
title_full_unstemmed The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies
title_short The Complex Intersection of Race and Rurality: The Detrimental Effects of Race-Neutral Rural Health Policies
title_sort complex intersection of race and rurality the detrimental effects of race neutral rural health policies
url https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2021.0136